deploy
deploy
Definition
de·ploy (dē plo̵i′, di-)
transitive verb
- Mil.
- to spread out (troops, etc.) so as to form a wider front
- to station or place (forces, equipment, etc.) in accordance with a plan
- to spread out or place like military troops
Etymology: Fr déployer, to unfold, display < OFr desployer, to unfold < L displicare, to scatter (in ML, to unfold): see display
intransitive verb
to be deployed
deploy
Synonyms
deploy
v.
deploy
Usage Examples
Object
- warhead: Furthermore, " the sponsors ask the UNGA to acknowledge the contribution to nuclear disarmament made by the reduction of their deployed strategic warheads.
- troop: The number of deployed troops was at least 40 % short of the required levels.
- weapon: For Russia, however, NATO enlargement brings an Alliance that still deploys nuclear weapons in Europe closer to its borders.
- parachute: This is to minimize the risk of the deploying parachute catching on the board ( nasty ).
- missile: Now, just as I mentioned, there are currently 706 missiles deployed against Taiwan.
- defense: We will develop and deploy effective missile defenses to protect America and our allies from sudden attack.
Preposition: on
- operation: The Queen wished all the cadets success in the future and spoke of how they could be deployed on operations within just weeks.
Adjective complement
- visible: Stragglers and Survivors deploy visible between the lines A-A and B-B.
Modifying Another Word
- operationally: The overall United States nuclear stockpile is shrinking at the same time that its operationally deployed weapons are being reduced.
- rapidly: Early evidence indicates a cheaper more flexible solution is needed which can be rapidly deployed.
- widely: The 802.11b standard is the most widely deployed wireless LAN standard.
- successfully: Static Burst successfully deployed a Building to Building Bridge for a manufacturing company in Taunton.
- effectively: We will continue to review train counts and train plans to assess whether resources are being deployed effectively.
- quickly: New software and updates can therefore be deployed very quickly.
Used with why or when
- where: This includes provision for inspection teams to be deployed where allegations of unlawful use of mines are made.
- which: The consequence: large terminal server farms are deployed which lead to increased administration efforts.
Infinitive complement
- assist: Only when they have played out and a victor emerges can political and humanitarian processes be deployed to assist in rebuilding the war damage.
Present participle complement
- accord: It is becoming common to used closed-circuit cameras, yet these must be deployed according to new rules under the Data Protection Act.
Preposition: in
- conjunction: Document scanning can be deployed in conjunction with our drawing and microfilm scanning services to complete the capture of multi-format archives.
- manner: In most cases, forces cannot be deployed abroad in a timely manner.
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